The Province of Limon covers the entire Caribbean coastline of Costa Rica, all the way from the northern border with Nicaragua to the Sixaola River in the south that forms the border with Panama. More inland this province borders with Braulio Carillo National Park and the Western slopes of the Turialba mountains. In the south the Province of Limon include the Talamanca Mountains. The road from San Jose to Limon is a beautiful one. You climb the mountains when you leave the Central Valley behind on a winding road leading you through the virgin tropical wet forest of the Braulio Carillo National Park. Coming down from the mountains just after leaving the park, you encounter the Rainforest Aerial Tram, one of Costa Rica’s top attractions, definitely worth a visit on your way to Limon. You will enter the planes when reaching Guapiles, where the right turn leads to Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, but going straight ahead through Siquirres the road leads into the city of Limon, the capital of the province. From the ocean front of Limon you can see the little island of Uvita, where Christopher Columbus landed on his second journey in 1502 and gave Costa Rica its name. The province of Limon hosts a number of attractions. On the northern Caribbean coast you find the famous canals of Tortuguero and five kilometers south the town of Parismina. Both famous for its protected beaches where you can watch the sea turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. The port of Limon is Costa Rica’s main harbor. Originally shipping bananas, pineapples and coffee, but now also the main container port, cruise ship destination and oil and fuel supplier for Costa Rica. Following the coast line to the south, amidst banana plantations you can really enjoy the Caribbean beaches of Cahuita, Puerto Viejo de Limon and Manzanillo the last town on the Caribbean coast. Besides the beautiful beaches, this area has some of the best Atlantic surfing hot spots and of course the famous laid back Caribbean atmosphere. In the south of the Province of Limon lays the Talamanca mountain range, home of the indigenous tribes of the Bribris, living inland along the banks of the border river Sixaola. Indigenous life can be observed in the village of Bribri the urban center of the Talamancan mountainous region. The Sixaola border town, where the old railroad bridge leads to Changuinola in Panama, is the hub for people traveling to the Panamanian island group of Bocas del Toro, only an hour of travel away.